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Chelsea Premium Outlets to open in Malaysia

Malaysia is set to become a shopping paradise with the opening of a world class premium factory outlet centre that is targeted to attract about four million visitors annually. Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said the project, a joint venture between Chelsea Premium Outlets and Genting Group, would be developed in Johor as part of the Iskandar Malaysia project. The Prime Minister had a discussion with representatives from the Chelsea Property Group here on Monday and was informed the project was now on track, with construction expected to take off early next year and scheduled for completion by mid-2011. Chelsea Premium Outlets is owned by Chelsea Property Group, which is the world's largest owner, developer and operator of upscale outlet centres in the United States, Japan and South Korea. "It is the first (Chelsea) centre in the (Asean) region and I'm very happy that they have chosen Malaysia," Najib said, adding that he understood other countries in the region had been trying to woo the Chelsea Group to set up the centre.

Source: thestar.com.my

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Jack Hanna does "Into the Wild" in Malaysia

Sabah's wildlife is to be featured in American television wildlife advocate Jack Hanna's show "Into The Wild." The eight member crew, including Hanna and his wife Suzi and youngest daughter Julie, would be filming the orang utan, pygmy elephants and sun bears in the wilderness of Sepilok and Kinabatangan over six days. "This is my first time in Sabah and I am really excited to be here especially to see the orang utan. "Of all the shows I have done on the orang utan, this filming would be the first I will be doing of orang utan in the wild.

"I have waited all my life to see orang utan in the wild," he told reporters upon reaching here on Wednesday. Hanna, 62, who is also Director Emeritus of the Columbus Zoo, said the objective of filming the animals was to educate and assure people that where ever he goes to look at animals, other people could do the same too. "We are really glad that Tourism Malaysia kindly brought us here which is not only good for us, but good for your country too. "You see, when we go to places and film there, these places have the rights to all our footage. Most companies do not do that.

"Malaysia will have the rights to show my show to get people to come here. You have all the rights to use what we have filmed here for your promotions," he said.

Hanna, whose show 'Into The Wild' that received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series last year, has appeared on shows such as Good Morning America, The Late Show with David Lettermen, Larry King Live and The Ellen DeGeneres Show.

After Sabah, Hanna and his crew would fly to Sarawak to film animals in the wild there.

Source: Bernama

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Delhi 2010 Games: Rooms are Ready

With the Commonwealth Games less than a year away, the tourism ministry has sought to speed up hotels and accommodation projects saying that around 55 percent of the rooms needed were ready. The tourism ministry is leaving no stone unturned to find rooms for the Commonwealth Games visitors. The progress made so far was reviewed at a meeting Wednesday chaired by Tourism Minister Kumari Selja and attended by Tourism Secretary Sujit Banerjee and representatives of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana governments.


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The minister said that 30,000 additional hotel rooms were required in Delhi NCR for the Games and that "all hotel projects coming up for the Games should be ready and completed by June 2010".

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New Home for Etihad at Heathrow

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has moved into a new home at London Heathrow – switching its three daily flight departures to Abu Dhabi from Terminal Three to Terminal Four.

To coincide with the move, which took place on Wednesday, 30 September 2009, the Abu Dhabi-based airline has opened a new lounge for its premium customers conveniently situated opposite the gates Etihad Airways will most commonly use for flight departures.

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To celebrate the move Dannii Minogue, a judge from the hit television show X-Factor, welcomed the first Etihad passengers personally and chatted with them at length as they checked in for their flight at the airline’s new dedicated check-in facilities.

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Boat Asia 2010 to be held in Singapore

Hot on the heels of Boat Asia 2009, which saw more than 15,000 people visit the event, TMX Show Productions, the producers of Boat Asia, are gearing up for the 2010 event which will again showcase a stellar line-up of sailing yachts, powerboats and super yachts together with the latest display of luxury lifestyle products.

The sales launch earlier this week saw an overwhelming attendance by exhibitors and partners with over 30 boats already confirmed to participate in next year’s show.

“This year, we are well ahead of time in terms of securing our reservations and partnerships. This puts us in a good position to better communicate with our exhibitors and partners and deliver the best possible results for all,” said Mr. Herman Ho, Managing Director, TMX Show Productions Pte Ltd.

To be held from 15-18 April, 2010 at Marina at Keppel Bay, Boat Asia 2010 is targeting a 20% increase in boats and visitors as well as a 10% increase in exhibition space as compared to this year.

For the first time ever, Boat Asia 2010 will also feature a “Superyacht Segment” targeted at high-net worth individuals. Luxury lifestyle will once again take precedence with an inaugural Luxury Lifestyle Pavilion showcasing a wide selection of luxury lifestyle products along with an alfresco chill-out bar. Fashionistas will also get to enjoy a La Perla fashion show whilst VIPs will be able to enjoy the exquisitely furnished hospitality suite.

Adding another element of glamour to Boat Asia 2010 will be the Charity Gala Dinner where guests will wine and dine and at the same time, do their part to raise funds in aid of The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund at a charity auction. A total of Sin$70,000 was raised this year for The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund, and TMX Show Productions is targeting to raise Sin$100,000 at next year’s charity gala.

Herman Ho, Managing Director, TMX Show Productions, said, “We are happy to have received positive responses from many big-name partners including Audi, Gaggenau, Grey Goose, La Perla, Paulaner Brauhaus, Xtra Designs, and UOB Cards to date. With an improvement in market sentiment, strong partner support and the introduction of new dimensions to next year’s event, we are confident that Boat Asia 2010 will be a show to watch out for!”

Emirates launches new TV and online campaign

The campaign - 'Meet Dubai' - follows Emirates' highly successful print campaign in such major outlets as The New York Times, Newsweek, Time, The Wall Street Journal and others and is designed to capture the unique and varied experience of living in Dubai from the perspectives of real people from many parts of the world who now call it home. Kevin Sacre, from the British soap opera "Hollyoaks" and a former member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, is the only professional actor in the series of ads, serving as tour guide for his personal discovery tour of one of the most fascinating places in the Middle East.

Kingfisher Airlines now flies to Bangkok

After London, Colombo, Dhaka and Dubai, Bangkok is the fifth international destination on the international route network of Kingfisher Airlines. Flights are timed with flight IT 021 departing from Kolkata, at 11:20 am and reaching Bangkok at 3:15 pm, local time. The flight departs Bangkok at 4:30 pm and reaches Kolkata at 5:45 pm.

Commenting on the launch of this new service to Thailand, Mr. Siva Ramachandran, Vice President-Global Sales, Kingfisher Airlines Limited said, "The launch of this new route marks the first time that Kingfisher Airlines is operating flights connecting India to South East Asia. Besides catering to the leisure market, the launch of this new route means that pilgrims from Thailand coming into India will be able to benefit from the excellent and convenient onward connectivity to Bodh Gaya. The response to this new service has been tremendous and we look forward to garnering a large share of the traffic on this route."

The flights between Kolkata and Bangkok are being operated using Airbus A320 aircraft.

Bangkok is the second international destination to be served by Kingfisher Airlines from Kolkata.

Source: AsiaTravelTips.com

MATTA Fair is Back

MATTA and the Organizing Committee are pleased to inform that the second MATTA FAIR '09 will be held from 4-6 September 2009 at the Putra World Trade Centre, Kuala Lumpur.The MATTA FAIR is the No. 1 Consumer Travel & Tourism Fair in Malaysia and is an established event widely recognized and supported by exhibitors and consumers. The MATTA FAIR '09 will showcase a wide and comprehensive choice of travel and holiday products from all over the world in one venue. During the Fair, visitors and consumers can find very attractive bargains and great value for money in all the travel products and services on offer by the exhibitors.

MATTA FAIR September 2009 will comprise of Halls 3, 2 &1 with over 860 booths available.  Hall 3 will have a direct access. Halls 2&1 will also have direct access via Jalan Ipoh as well as excess via Hall 3.

In Halls 2&1, we have allocated a total of 6 designated Premium Areas for exhibitors taking a minimum of 20 booths. Please refer to the terms and conditions in the Rules & Regulations booklet for bidding of these 6 Premium Areas, as well as the Premium Linkway Booths.

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